Song Pick of the Week

Good evening everyone,

Hope everyone enjoyed the video I posted over the weekend, and if you haven't checked it out, now's your chance! This song pick of the week is from the band Delta Spirit. The song is called "Bushwick Blues," off of their new album History from Below. I first heard this song on Graffiti Radio, a Delaware alternative station that I listen to online. They remind me of the Kings of Leon, but I want to hear what everyone out there thinks!!!



Also, here is the link to Graffiti Radio. If you like my song picks, then definitely check this station out!!!

Graffiti Radio

Song Pick of Last Week

Hello everyone,

I know that I haven't posted anything in a while. Last week was very hectic with getting everything together for Mexico. I decided to catch things up with a post for last week's song pick of the week. This one's from the band Kings of Leon off of their album Only by the Night. I know they are most famous for their songs Sex on Fire and Use Somebody (which are off of the same album), but hopefully everyone will enjoy Crawl, a lesser known but just as good song.

Song Pick of the Week

Good Saturday everyone,

Hope all is well this weekend. It is saturday, which means that tonight's the night for the song pick of the week. Tonight's song is Laredo, off of the album Infinite Arms by Band of Horses. For tomorrow, I hope to have another post on television, this time focusing on the potential dangers of our society becoming too involved in what we watch, and how this affects how we view politics, education, and even our concept of the truth. This will hopefully spark some comments from you all; as always I'm open to hear what you have to say. Until then, good night!

Song Pick of the Week

Good Friday everyone,

Before starting off this three day weekend, I wanted to post my pick of the week. This is from a band called the Black Keys, and the song is 10 AM Automatic. For those of you who didn't care for Andrew Bird, hopefully you will feel this is a reasonable alternative. Happy 4th of July!!!!!



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Hello everyone,

For those of you who do not know me, I am a rising junior at American University in Washington, DC, majoring in Business, Language, and Culture studies. My interest in popular culture began with my interest in music back in middle school. I soon became an avid follower of Billboard magazine to track how songs performed on various charts. While I was a musician throughout high school (I played the trumpet), my relationship with music was based less on performance and more on how it reflected my life at that particular point in time.
My initial attachment with music laid the foundation for my interest in observing our interaction and understanding of other forms of media. While I do not share the same emotional attachment with music as with video games, movies or music, I do feel there is something worth reflecting on how our society grows and changes with them. A few times a week, I will post on various topics relating to popular culture. Most of the time these posts will be related to a recent book or article I have just read. The topics will be varied - from standardized tests to music to Pokemon - which I hope will make SmartPop more enjoyable for everyone. And although I look forward to posting my observations and opinions, I also look forward to reading what everyone else has to say. Feel free to disagree with me on everything! I already feel that a blog devoted to analyzing Popular Culture will spur some debate. Nevertheless, I look forward to hearing everyone's comments!